NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST - JROCK NEWS

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST aims for most powerful album yet, “ARGOS”

5 March 2022

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST announced its first full-length album in almost eight years, "ARGOS" will be released on May 4. The album title ARGOS takes its name from the hundred-eyed giant “Argos” who appears in Gre...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2021

NBT, Dorian, NoMusicNoReason, Erica, G Andrew White, Sizergyia, Mazohyst_Kyo and Ziggy

30 December 2021

Entertainment

We're not sure if the world has gotten any better this year, however, thanks to the amazing music and related activities that kept our spirits up, we're ready to move on to the next year! To end this unprece...

abstracts returns from hiatus, releases genre-bending single “New Breed”

NBT

18 September 2021

Releases

The djent and metalcore band abstracts has returned from its indefinite hiatus which commenced back in 2019. So far, two digital singles have been released, the familiar Siena, and the latest work New Breed whi...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST shows what the new lineup is all about with single “THE ONE”

NBT

31 August 2021

Music Video, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has today—which is currently September 1 in Japan—released its destructive single THE ONE. Described as a work that flaunts the technical prowess of each band member, THE ONE marks the first...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST flaunts technical prowess in “THE ONE” single

NoMusicNoReason

3 August 2021

New Look, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST unveils new artist photos and the cover artwork for their brand-new single titled THE ONE, coming out on September 1. This upcoming single is the follow-up work to their excellent mini-al...

Ex-Slipknot Joey Jordison passes, creates wave of emotions in Japan

NBT and Dorian

30 July 2021

News

Former drummer Joey Jordison, one of the founding members of the American metal band Slipknot, has passed away at the age of 46. The cause of death hasn't been made public, but Billboard received a statement fr...

Cazqui and SID collaborates in “Zakuro” by Fantôme Iris from BanG Dream!

NBT

31 January 2021

Game, Videos

Cazqui and SID have joined hands for the song Zakuro (ザクロ), performed by Fantôme Iris in the mobile rhythm game "ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream! AAside" ("AAside" for short). In the surprising event, we find Cazq...

Best Jrock music of 2020: JROCK NEWS staff picks

Sizergyia, afaenia, Dorian, Mazohyst_Kyo, Midnight, G Andrew White, NBT, NoMusicNoReason and edoh+

19 January 2021

Entertainment, Music Video

The year 2020 saw the coronavirus pandemic take center stage, making this year feel longer than usual as we isolated indoors for months on end. On the bright side, however, releases from our favorite artists ke...

Top 15 visual kei and Japanese rock artists 2020

NBT, afaenia, Mazohyst_Kyo, G Andrew White, Ziggy, edoh+ and Sizergyia

30 December 2020

Entertainment

I think we can all agree that 2020 has been quite a crazy year, right? There's a lot of canceled concerts and a whole load of things that affected the scene. Despite all the setbacks, we've seen the music indus...

Amazing visual kei designer items, when fashion meets music

Dorian

14 December 2020

Entertainment

If you are visual kei lovers just like us, chances are you have a strong interest in fashion and even Japanese apparel and accessories brands. What if we told you that your inner desire to express yourself thro...

Japanese livestreams to check out in December

Midnight

5 December 2020

Online Concert, Tour

We apologize for running late with this month's roundup of livestreams. As a note, you can still watch past-streams thanks to the playback feature which allows you to view "dead" streams days after a concert ha...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST reveals new guitarists, mini-album “The Wasteland”

NBT

20 October 2020

New Look, Online Concert, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST reveals two new guitarists and an upcoming mini-album The Wasteland, in addition to its first online concert. The brand-new NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has slowly been taking shape behind the eye...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST hints new guitarist in “Reviver” video

NBT

27 August 2020

Music Video, Releases

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has released its digital single Reviver today, August 27, the second entry from its two-month consecutive release. With the new single, the band also put out a "visualizer" video revealing n...

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST deploys destructive “ONLY HUMAN” lyric video

NBT

26 July 2020

Music Video

NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST has now released its latest single ONLY HUMAN, on July 27, and is available on all major digital platforms. The band also made it accessible in form of a lyric video on YouTube, where you'll...